SCREEN SHOT OF LINKIT.EXE                                              

Linkit was made to read the data stream from a Link-10, E-meter, or Your meter (with rs232 option) and display it in a screen form.   Linkit saves your data in file form at 15 sec or 1 minute intervals (set by F5 toggle). Data dumps of those intervals are performed each half hour.   It places the data to the screen in real time every second. The Highest and Lowest for Amps and Volts reset each half hour after the filewrite.

  IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE OLD AND NEW VERSIONS OF FIRMWARE IN LINK 10... IT WAS VERY SUBTLE.. AN EXTRA ZERO IN THE AMPS READOUT FROM THE RS232! FROM 030.5 TO 0030.5 ! THIS WAS THROWING OFF THE SOFTWARE BY ONE DIGIT -- NOT GOOD.. I HAVE INCORPORATED THE USE OF F6 AND F7 TO SWITCH TO OLD OR NEW DATA STREAMS.

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By typing Linkit /h you will get the following information:

                           Valid switches:                                       
************* USE ONLY ONE SWITCH AT A TIME!!******************** 
    PORTS:  COM1 = 03F8h (IRQ4)    COM2 = 02F8h (IRQ3)  

NO switch defaults to Com1 (METER IN ON COM1)
/B will stop blanking,file writes and just monitor METER in on Com1
/M will stop all file writes and just monitor METER in on Com1
/A will enable use of Com2 (METER IN ON COM2)

        REMOTE SITES MAY NOT HAVE STORAGE FOR FILE HENCE THE NO FILE!!

You will probably just use default of typing Linkit at the command prompt.  If you just want to glance at it for monitor purposes shut off the filewrite by typing Linkit /M.  The screen saver will always be active and can be gotten out of by hitting the space bar.  Files look like so:

    DATE \ TIME         EL SEC**KWHS**AMPS**VOLTS**AMPHRS
02-03-02\12:19:30 >26387,+03.32,+0023.8,26.40,+0119.3
02-03-02\12:19:45 >26402,+03.32,+0025.7,26.45,+0119.4
02-03-02\12:20:00 >26417,+03.32,+0016.7,26.35,+0119.5          SHOWN EXAMPLE
02-03-02\12:20:15 >26432,+03.32,+0022.2,26.15,+0119.6   <-- EVERY 15 SECONDS
BATTERY TIME - BAR GRAPH                                    NORMALLY FROM :00 TO :30 BACK TO :00
255.0,5
HIGHEST VOLTS 26.70 @ 02-03-02\12:19 LOWEST VOLTS 26.10 @ 02-03-02\12:19
HIGHEST AMPS +0026.4 @ 02-03-02\12:19 LOWEST AMPS +0015.9 @ 02-03-02\12:20
AVERAGE AMPS 0022.1  <-------  AVERAGE FOR LAST HALF HOUR....

Read the manual on Battery Time and Bar Graph.  It is also assumed you have read the meter manual to determine proper setups for your E-meter.  

Averages will be on the store rate and Highs and Lows are real time peaks.   You might notice high instantaneous peaks when looking at wind generators.

If you wish to make a Default File that holds if 1 minute or 15 second - leave program by using alt F11.  otherwise use alt F10 to leave program in normal fashion.  Remote sites may need the Default File to reboot with values in case of power fail.

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There are limitations to port use and I am sorry for that - the program is written in true assembly language and is extremely fast and small using true interrupts.   It was made to run in a dos window under 95 or 98 (have not tried other windows) and will run under Dos on all sorts of machines ( this was its true calling to use up all those old laptops and 386,486 clunkers!!)

ALL USERS:

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Let me know if it runs under win 2000, ME, etc.........

Legal Matters:

This program is FREE!!!.  I am happy to share it with the
Alternative power community; however, I SHOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CAUSED BY USE OR
MISUSE OF THIS SOFTWARE. You may freely give it to others.  Pass it on 
and send comments to me via the e-mail found at  http://www.grassrootsonline.com

I must be informed if anybody would like to use
this program for commercial purposes.
Send me a note on how it has worked for you... grassrts@newnorth.net